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Hah. Prov. TosA : Mt. Yokogura (T. 31aldno ! May 6, 1889, May 

 1892), Mt Tebako {T. 31aldno\ Aug. 1885), Nanokawa (T. Mahino \ 

 Nov. 1884, June 1885) ; Prov. Iyo : Mt. Nakatsumyozin (K. Ohudaira ! 

 May 1895), Nametoko {Z. Umemura ! May 4, 1894) ; Prov. Hitachi : Mt. 

 Tsukuba (T. Mahino ! May 27, 1900) ; Prov. Ugo : Kwan-onzi-mura (7. 

 Sa.tol June 1892). 



In general habit this species resembles Asperula odorata Linn., the 

 flower, however, is very different from it, and the leaves in a whorl are also 



Galium trachyspermum A. Gray in Perry's Exped. Jap. II (1859) 

 p. 313, et Bot. Jap. p. 393; Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 276, excl. van; Franch. 

 et Sav. Bnum. PI. Jap. I. p. 214, et II. p. 394. 



Galium rotundum (rotundifolium) Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 59. 



Galium gracile Maxim, in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 261, et XL p. 802, pro parte. 



Perennial, attaining 6 decim. high. Stems densely several-many 

 cflespitose, erect, slender, tetragonous, smooth even on the angles, internodes 

 long. Leaves 4-verticillate, erect-patent, ovate, ovato-oblong, or oblong, 

 acute or acutish or obtuse, nearly sessile or very shortly petiolate, piloso- 

 ciliated, patent-antrorsely pilose beneath, attaining 20 mm. long, 8 mm. 

 broad, l~nerved, subtriplinerved at the base. Cymes small, axillary and 

 terminal ; peduncles not, long, compactly few to subnumerous-flowered. 

 Flowers minute, IJ mm. across, pale-viridescent, pedicellate ; pedicels usually 

 shorter than the fruit, divaricate in fruit, glabrous. Corolla patent, 

 4-parted, glabrous ; lobes ovate, simply acute. Stamens 4, short. Styles 2, 

 minute ; stigma capitate. Fruit densely squamuloso-pilose with ascending 

 subuncinate short hairs, li mm. long. 



Hah. Prov. Tosa : Kusaka (T. Mahino I 1885), Omoto in Ogawa-mura 

 {T. Mahino \ May 18, 1889), Nanokawa [K. Watanahel May 20, 1889); 

 Prov. MusASHi : Tokyo (T. Mahino ! May 1896), Dokwan-yama {T. 

 Mahino ! June 1898), Shibuya {T. Mahino ! May 27, and June 5, 1899, 

 June 14, 1900) ; Prov. Ise : Tsu {Z. Umemura ! May 21, 1894) ; Prov. 

 OsHiMA in Hokkaido: Fukuyama {K. Miijahe\ July 19, 1890). 



A very wide-spread species. 



Galium gracilens (A. Gray) Makino. 



Galium trachyspermum var. gracilens A Gray Bot. Jap. (1859) p. 

 393 ; Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap, p, 276. 



